Whanganui Te Whatu Ora, Te Kopae Building, 100 Heads Road Gonville Whanganui Manawatū-Whanganui 4501
Postal Address
Wanganui Te Whatu Ora Te Kopae Building 100 Heads Road Gonville Whanganui
7 Blackwell Street, Marton
Contact Details
Phone (06) 348 1207
Street Address
7 Blackwell Street Marton Manawatu-Wanganui 4710
Postal Address
Private Bag 3003 Whanganui 4541
3 Hospital Road, Taihape
Contact Details
Phone (06) 348 1207
Street Address
3 Hospital Road Taihape 4720
Postal Address
Private Bag 3003 Whanganui 4541
38 Seddon Street, Raetihi
Contact Details
Phone (06) 348 1207
Street Address
38 Seddon Street Raetihi 4632
Postal Address
Private Bag 3003 Whanganui 4541
Description
Formerly Whanganui DHB - Community Mental Health & Addiction Service (CMHAS)
Our team work with adults who have a severe mental health illness, including new or expecting mothers, and offer specialist alcohol and other drug service.
Community Mental Health and Addiction Service staff are based at Te Kopae Building, Gate 2 of Te Whatu Ora Whanganui hospital-Whanganui, Rangitikei, Taihape and Waimarino health centres.
Staff
All Te Whatu Ora Whanganui Community Mental Health and Addiction Services have a multidisciplinary team (MDT) of health professionals who work together with the service user and their family to ensure they receive integrated care to help with their recovery and discharge.
The Te Whatu Ora Whanganui work in partnership with Te Oranganui Iwi services who have kaumātua and kuia available to provide cultural support to patients/service users/tangata whaiora and their whānau, if required.
Charges
There are no costs for services for citizens or residents of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Free
Hours
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Mon – Fri
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Languages Spoken
English
Programmes
Community Mental Health and Addiction Service
Our Community Mental Health and Addiction Service works with adults who have a severe mental health illness. People who use the CMHAS service have assessment, planning, treatment and reviews with an allocated key worker and/or a doctor. Some service users are with the service for a short period of time (a couple of appointments), while some can stay in the service for more than two years. Key CMHAS staff work alongside the service user, and their family, in their own home or at the CMHAS offices to educate them and support their recovery. This may include providing information on medication, illnesses, community living and options. CMHAS staff also liaise with any other services involved in a patient’s recovery such as the GP and /or a community agency. The AoD service works across the continuum of use (of substances) from social use to dependence. As well as educating and informing clients, the service provides interventions such as medical assessments and counselling, detoxification programme and Opioid Treatment Service.
Programme Areas
Mental health,
Addictions - drug & alcohol
Programme Type
Peer support (AOD),
Community / social support (AOD),
Community (medical detox),
Opioid substitution treatment,
Coexisting problems – mental health & addictions,
Community based support - mental health,
Non-acute specialist mental health community services,
Eating disorders,
Respite
Regions
Whanganui
Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke,
Older adult / Kaumātua
Referral Types
Self referral,
GP,
DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Referrals are made through the triage nurse at Community Mental Health. Phone (06) 348 1207.
Description
Our Community Mental Health and Addiction Service works with adults who have a severe mental health illness. People who use the CMHAS service have assessment, planning, treatment and reviews with an allocated key worker and/or a doctor. Some service users are with the service for a short period of time (a couple of appointments), while some can stay in the service for more than two years.
Key CMHAS staff work alongside the service user, and their family, in their own home or at the CMHAS offices to educate them and support their recovery. This may include providing information on medication, illnesses, community living and options. CMHAS staff also liaise with any other services involved in a patient’s recovery such as the GP and /or a community agency.
The AoD service works across the continuum of use (of substances) from social use to dependence. As well as educating and informing clients, the service provides interventions such as medical assessments and counselling, detoxification programme and Opioid Treatment Service.